November 28, 2011. The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) “No-Mask Electroplating” Project was awarded first place in the “Great Ideas Competition” at SAE’s 2011 DoD Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual symposium brings together thousands of government and industry representatives to exchange ideas to improve maintenance practices and procedures.
July 15, 2011. NCMS with grant support from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the all new Veterinary Compliance Assistance Center (VetCA). VetCA was developed with the assistance of the American Veterinary Medical Association to provide veterinarians with everything they need to know about meeting environmental regulatory obligations.
Environmentally Friendly Cutting Solutions Project Update
Despite a role in every aspect of modern society, the process and technology for metal electroplating has gone largely unchanged for the past 100 years. While safety and environmental hazards have been slightly reduced, electroplating remains a toxic, wasteful, inefficient, time consuming process.
Team Michigan, consisting of Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) members the University of Michigan and SoarTech, took first place in the Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC) 2010 recently held in Australia.
Volumetric Accuracy for Large Machine Tools (VALMT) pioneered an innovative process in volumetric error compensation for large machine tools
NCMS and its members had a major presence at this year’s maintenance symposium. NCMS also produced a video for USMC which helped them garner best booth honors.
The Rock Island Arsenal sponsored an open house on November 2, 2010 to highlight Aspire Solutions, Inc (ASI) data capture project sponsored by NCMS. This project provides high quality document scanning combined with meta-data capture designed to simplify document management and make it easy to share documents across the enterprise.
NCMS President & CEO Rick Jarman recently spoke about the power of collaboration at the 2010 Great Lakes Manufacturing Forum recently held in Montreal, Canada.
The latest high-impact promotional video for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) by NCMS Educational Services to highlight the Corps’ Sense and Respond Logistics initiative.
The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is an international business plan competition which highlights Michigan as a robust and vibrant venue
Revolutionary learning developer Pendaran, Inc. is offering its Lean Work Simulator training course at a special 33% discount rate.
Dr. Manish Mehta, NCMS Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the 2009 NCMS-NSF Nanotechnology Industry Commercialization Study Project, will present highlights of the 2009 industry survey project at a Plenary Session on “Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship” during the Spring 2010 Meeting of the Ohio Section of American Physical Society (OSAPS) being held at Kettering University, Flint, MI on Saturday, May 1, 2010.
The world is changing. We must change with it. After decades of a waning investment in U.S. manufacturing, the nation is once again looking to manufacturing and industry to revitalize the economy. Tomorrow’s manufacturing will make use of innovative new solutions – as revolutionary as the assembly line was in 1908 – to reinvent the very concept of how things are made, and how organizations compete in today’s society. For the first time, innovation and manufacturing are being uttered in the same breath.
Manufacturing a wide range of products remains vital to the US economy, but many challenges exist for US manufacturers in the global marketplace.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) today announced that President & CEO Rick Jarman will be a keynote speaker at the 2010 Americas Hyperworks Technology Conference being held April 27-29 in Novi, Michigan.
The Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) is a non-profit, industry organization formed in 2008 to speed the creation and deployment of ground robotics technology for the Defense Department and other Government organizations.
The list of speakers making presentations at the 2010 AMT/NCMS Manufacturing Technology Forum just keeps getting better. Joining the agenda are Mr. Jeffrey Walker, Supervisory General Engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies program, and Jim Dolle, Technology Leader-Metalworking & Manufacturing, GE Aviation.
Members of Volumetric Accuracy for Large Machine Tools (VALMT) project team collect the Defense Manufacturing Excellence Award at the 2009 Defense Manufacturing Conference. It is the seventh such award for NCMS. The Defense Manufacturing Excellence Awards are presented by the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT) for outstanding cooperative efforts on technology development between government, industry and academia.
Special Offer for NCMS Members- Pendaran Lean Work Simulator
The 2010 IW Bests Plants Conference program is carefully constructed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies to achieve your operational excellence goals and take your organization to the next level.
NCMS won the award for the best booth in the large booth category at the Symposium. The NCMS booth showcased four of our collaborative project teams: Kinetic Spray, AP&IG, 3FAST, and CH-53E Readiness & Reliability.
In August, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) tapped NCMS Educational Services to produce high-impact promotional videos highlighting the Corps’ Sense and Respond Logistics initiative.
The 2010 AMT/NCMS Manufacturing Technology Forum will highlight new initiatives addressing “Green in Manufacturing”. Guest speakers will discuss what is going on, what is needed and what you can expect in meeting new manufacturing requirements. As in the past, you will also be provided presentations on R&D activities occurring throughout the world.
In August, the United States Marine Corps tapped NCMS Educational Services to produce a pair of high-impact promotional videos highlighting the Corps’ Sense and Respond Logistics initiative. “Sense and Respond is a robust new approach to tackling issues of maintenance, readiness, and lethality,” said Bob Appleton of R.W. Appleton & Associates, a chief project consultant.
Please stop by Booth 333 to see these member companies showcasing technology created using the NCMS collaborative process.
In the aftermath of the bubble economy, America needs to shift resources from the debt-inflated finance and housing sectors to the productive economy.
This U.S. Economic Renaissance Conference addresses themes of national importance that must be faced and resolved for the economic recovery of this nation.
NCMS is holding an exclusive technology event for its member at the Barstow Marine Corp Logistics Base.
The Event is Filling up Fast! This is the one conference where you can get tangible “world-class” operations knowledge you need to get YOUR organization through these economically challenging times. Hear from 30 your peers – experts in their field – from companies such as Harley-Davidson, The Hershey Company, Wyeth, Stryker Instruments, Lockheed Martin, Trane, …
The NAFEMS World Congress 2009 will be THE International Congress on Simulation Technology for the Engineering Analysis Community. This is your opportunity to attend this world-renowned bi-annual Congress, and ensure that your organisation is part of the largest and most respected independent engineering analysis event on the calendar.
For over 20 years, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has been a leader in working with manufacturing and other technology companies taking innovation out of the exploratory phase into implementation for commercial applications. These actions are leveraging the resources and infrastructure of all, for solutions that improve the competitive standing of our manufacturing base.
NCMS will be exhibiting at the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium and Exhibition in Denver, CO on October 27-30, 2008.
The Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) recently exhibited at the 2008 Annual Robotics Vehicle Life Cycle Conference held in Troy, Michigan. Many RTC members had their technolgy on display as representatives from the DoD and industy met to discuss the state of ground robotics vehicle technology.
Lean manufacturing at its very core seeks to eliminate waste. The U.S. EPA recognizes this and encourages lean application to environmental concerns (reduce movement, energy, waste water, scrap, etc.). This is the foundation of the Lean and Green Summit. Start now with practical steps.
